HR 4057
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
State and local finance
FORESTS Act of 2019
Introduced: July 25, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fostering Opportunities for Resources and Education Spending through Timber Sales Act of 2019 or the FORESTS Act of 2019
This bill extends through FY2020 payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and directs the Department of Agriculture to designate an area of each national forest for production of material to provide revenue for such payments.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1